Huge spike in pram thefts in Denmark

An overview of reported baby pram thefts across the nation’s 12 police regions has revealed a troubling development in recent years.

Over the past five years, the number of pram thefts has practically doubled from 369 reports in 2012 to over 600 in 2016.

“Over the last five years, a lot more prestige has been attached to the things we buy for our children,” Lene Kristensen, the head of customer services at online market place dba.dk, told Metroxpress newspaper.

“People are investing in expensive baby prams, and unfortunately that means there is a market for stealing them and selling them off. Regrettably we often see people trying to sell stolen prams on dba.dk.”